TGIF :-) Trick or Treat?

Yo Peops

I know it has been a while – and fret not - this wont be an e-tome….

I’ve been touched (I wish….) by your e-mails – yes both of you…and the neighbours and friends – yes both of them….who have been in touch to ask why they’ve been removed from the mailshot – take a chill pill…… no-one has been removed – tough – you should make a formal request then I might….
Truth is – it has been a pooh few weeks, and just when it got better I decided I wasn’t getting enough attention and joined the foray, and it’s sometimes hard to find anything to laugh about or share that doesn’t make everyone else miserable, but sod it, now the time has come – why should I be the only one who is miserable?


I’ve had a mixed time with the mater and pater – took them to the local Garden show – our annual outing...... Mom was like one of those weather ducks dipping her beak into all the flowers complaining about how they have no scent when they’ve been ‘forced’ – wonder why that doesn’t work the same for farts?

Dad decides to test his walking stick for the first time, but doesn’t find it easy, juggling bags/plant supports and the like – and keeps sinking into the mud – really bad cos of all the rain – I had visions of all these old fogies sinking into a quicksand styley pit clinging onto their geraniums and disappearing forever.

The fuchsia's bright...... and then they wonder off into the sunset, with mom well chuffed at how cheap this metal detector was.......

They’ve both been competing on the health front – dad with his skin cancer - all gone again – and his scabby schnozzer – which fortunately turned out NOT be cancer – although has healed leaving him with a frilly nostril – I think it could catch on.

Mom succumbed to a dental abscess so was forced to face her demons and visit the dentist for the first time in 40 years. Naturally, I had visions of her having to have her complete lower jaw removed and have one of those ‘Monty Python’/ventrilo’ chins fitted so she could pull a string by the side of her ear and still manage to nag dad – but amazingly – she only had two teeth out and a spit and polish…and now has a nice big smile..... which she sent me on her mobile! Can you spot the difference........? :-O

We lost my Uncle Bob – he’d gone over to New Zealand, and then got the Big C – and now gone up to the big Spion Kop in the Sky :-(

I tell you what though – it was worth it – it’s dead cheap to have a funeral out there - £600 all in – shall be chatting to Manda and gang nearer the time, get a plot sorted….. then ....turns out he’s got a Scouser son none of us knew about – cousins were pretty shocked – especially since they have spent all the will…..seems Uncle Bob had another missus before my Aunty Joyce – aren’t families funny things? I’m so lucky –I don't think I have any kids that I don’t know about ;-)

Had a mass of cakes on – too many really – see more on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50851&l=baa9d&id=648607651

There’s not a week that goes by now without me sticking to the floor in my kitchen – I’m thinking of trying to work it into a sort of five year business plan – need to cos the job isn’t safe – are any? I’ve been here before though so am just waiting to see – and still keeping busy and enjoying it and the people. Friends around me in SPICE are losing theirs – and outwardly staying amazingly calm - makes the credit crunch real.

I’m still trying to ignore it all – today I was invited to one of the services today – the Assistive Communication gang – who provide all the high tech voice boxes etc – they had a ‘pink picnic’ in aid of breast cancer and I was invited to be the judge of who was the ‘pinkest’ staff member – being a bit of a pink expert – they went mad I tell you – to the point of indecency – if they release the photos I’ll blog them – I know they wont mind……all good fun :-D

I’ve done loads of bimbling both in and out of SPICE which has been great – mostly the weather has been good – but got caught out big time in the Lakes (Keswick) last weekend with a few friends – we saw the fell runners who carried on with the marathon – personally I think they made the right decision – they looked fab in their wet lycra Ron Hills – all the straining to see them though meant I ended up with Costochondritis (Google that one!) – took my mind off my Morton’s neuroma though for a while – comes to something tho when it hurts to sniff/cough/laugh etc – good job there’s not been a lot to laugh about really….. so today I get up bit nervous about my hospital appointment….bugger me Dennis limps in after a night on the razz – neighbours come to the rescue and he’s put on 2 hourly obs all day – it’s all about him all the time - I go off and have two cortisone injections between my toes – and fabbo – Dennis isn’t limping tonight :-)

It brought tears to my eyes I can tell you – I was a brave soldier and went to work afterwards – but the whole of the Centre knew within half an hour – you need the sympathy vote don’t you….plus I was walking like Max Wall – so they knew something was up.. ish - pics of my foot at the top of the Blog….

So – there you go – in a nutshell – all of us have taken turns to put the wind up each other and it has been quite draining – but normal service has been resumed – unless you put a request in to be de-mailed….. have a good un

Kimmie x

Oct 08 - Normal Service will be resumed shortly.....

Hello TGIFers,

I understand there is some 'in-gossiping' and you think I may have deleted some of you from the e-mails/Blog link.

Not true – you sensitive little souls – just a case of Bloggers Block – a culmination of the credit crunch, dad’s nostrildamus episode, mom’s unpalatable difficulties after confronting her dentistry demons, and finding out we had a ‘Big Bob’ in the family – you don’t know your family until they snuff it – and even then they leave you with ‘Big Bob’ conundrums……. Then there is my Morton’s neuroma – 'Google' that one if you’re bored – to see what little ol’ me may have to have done if I let the NHS near me bodily parts……..

Watch this space – all will be revealed…….

Love yous all :-)

Kimmie x